biblical

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I asked Jack and Finn, my sporty 15- and 17-year-old sons, what they thought of the biblical figure towering over them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Leo used two biblical images to describe the choice humanity faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

A century later, Jon Erwin filmed his biblical epic ‘The Old Stories: Moses,’ starring Ben Kingsley, on the same studio lot now owned by Amazon MGM Studios.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The site is considered holy to Christians – who revere it as the site of Jesus's last Supper – and to Jews who see it as the tomb of the biblical King David.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Nineteenth- century writers attributed the mound complexes to, among others, the Chinese, the Welsh, the Phoenicians, the lost nation of Atlantis, and various biblical personages.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann